2017届北京市高考英语一轮复习综合练习：31 （含解析）_高考复习指南

2017届北京市高考英语一轮复习综合练习：31 （含解析）

　　Finally, the time came to put all that I had learned to use, to go forth with a team of men and women and explore ?an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come．

　　59．What happened to the author at the age of twelve?

　　A．He dreamed about undersea exploration．

　　B．He began to swim under the deep water．

　　C．He surfed on big waves for the first time．

　　D．He learned to dive off the cliffs．

　　60．In college, the author took many different types of courses because he

　　A．was told it was easy to get lost in exploration

　　B．was advised to take them by Dr．Robert Norris

　　C．thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean

　　D．believed it would help him succeed in the Navy61．The author joined the Navy to ______．

　　A．develop his leadership skills

　　B．get along with people under stress

　　C．lea about the dangers of the ocean

　　D．gather specific information about ocean life

　　62．Which word can best describe the author?

　　A．Imaginative． B．Optimistic．

　　C．Independent．

　　D．Ambitious．Some wonderfully creative uses of X-rays have been in the world of art．But the most impressive one is to uncover what has been covered up．Details unfolded by an X-ray of a painting can ' t be seen any other way．For example, in the past, paintings were often repaired if small pieces of paint fell off the canvas （）． These repairs cannot be seen just by looking at the painting．It takes an X-ray to discover where the repairs have been made．